Ecological compensation, which is widely applied, is presumed to be an important
mechanism to address environmental degradation that commonly occurs due to activities …

Offsetting policies have increased worldwide, utilizing a range of biodiversity metrics to
compensate for development impacts. We conducted a global analysis of offset legislation …

Offset policies are used world‐wide as a means to compensate for destruction of
ecosystems by requiring developers to restore or preserve ecosystems elsewhere. A key …

Biodiversity offsetting, a conservation approach to offset loss of habitat and ecosystem
services, has been widely accepted and implemented in different legislative frameworks …

Biodiversity offsets are a popular policy tool for mitigating the impact of development on
biodiversity, but the ecological success of offsets arise from complex interactions among …

Biodiversity and mitigation banking has become a popular alternative offsetting mechanism,
especially for freshwater species and systems. Central to this increase in popularity is the …

A major issue regarding biodiversity offset schemes is uncertainty about conservation and its
costs. Although the demand for market expansions for biodiversity banking has increased in …

Land-use change via human development is a major driver of biodiversity and habitat area
loss and ecosystem function impairment. To reduce these impacts, billions of dollars are …

Evaluating VGS on the interaction effects between the main system components and the
ecosystem services is an effective approach for developing a MCDM model that enhances …

This thesis examines how markets for biodiversity can make economic development
compatible with nature conservation by providing economic incentives for conserving …